Troy University
McNair Project Advisor
🇺🇸 Troy, AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ August 1st, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Troy University is hiring a McNair Project Advisor. The advisor serves as an academic mentor to program participants, administers assessments, maintains individual achievement portfolios, coaches students in academic skills, assists with graduate school planning, develops workshops, and supports program activities and professional development.
Highlights
- Serve as academic advisor and mentor to McNair program participants.
- Administer and evaluate academic and needs assessments.
- Create and maintain Individual Graduate Achievement Portfolios (IGAP) for participants.
- Provide individual and group coaching in writing, math, and study skills.
- Assist participants with graduate and professional school planning, admissions, and financial aid.
- Develop and conduct student development, academic, and graduation workshops.
- Accompany participants to cultural events and attend professional development training.
- Required: Master’s degree in higher education, psychology, STEM field (preferred), or related field; minimum two years’ experience with TRIO or similar programs for disadvantaged students; experience coordinating project programming; advising on graduate school admissions and financial aid.
- Preferred: Experience overcoming barriers similar to those of program participants.
- Position is full-time and funded externally, with employment contingent on continued funding.
McNair Project Advisor Full Description
McNair Project Advisor
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Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number | SF2376P
Position Title | McNair Project Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | McNair Post Baccalaureate Program
Division | Academic Affairs
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary | The McNair Project Advisor position is responsible for serving as an academic advisor to program participants; administering and evaluating academic and needs survey assessments; creating and maintaining Individual Graduate Achievement Portfolio (IGAP) on participants; providing individual and group coaching in writing, math, and/or study skills; assisting participants with graduate/professional school planning; developing and conducting student development/academic/graduation workshops; accompanying program participants to cultural events; attending professional development training; and other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications | 1. Master’s degree in higher education, psychology, a STEM field (preferred) or related field from an accredited university
2. Minimum of two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students
3. Experience coordinating and supervising project programming and field experiences
4. Experience advising and assisting participants with the graduate school admissions and financial aid process
Preferred Qualifications | 1. Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting project participants
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | To be determined
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | N/A
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 07/31/2025
Closing Date | 08/09/2025
Open Until Filled | No
Special Instructions to Applicants | Position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/44919
Position Title | McNair Project Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | McNair Post Baccalaureate Program
Division | Academic Affairs
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary | The McNair Project Advisor position is responsible for serving as an academic advisor to program participants; administering and evaluating academic and needs survey assessments; creating and maintaining Individual Graduate Achievement Portfolio (IGAP) on participants; providing individual and group coaching in writing, math, and/or study skills; assisting participants with graduate/professional school planning; developing and conducting student development/academic/graduation workshops; accompanying program participants to cultural events; attending professional development training; and other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications | 1. Master’s degree in higher education, psychology, a STEM field (preferred) or related field from an accredited university
2. Minimum of two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students
3. Experience coordinating and supervising project programming and field experiences
4. Experience advising and assisting participants with the graduate school admissions and financial aid process
Preferred Qualifications | 1. Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting project participants
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | To be determined
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | N/A
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 07/31/2025
Closing Date | 08/09/2025
Open Until Filled | No
Special Instructions to Applicants | Position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/44919
Reference Letters
Reference Letters
Solicit References Through the System? | No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Supplemental Questions
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- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
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- Other source (please specify below)
- Please specify:
(Open Ended Question) - * Do you have a Master's degree in higher education, counseling, public administration or STEM related field (preferred) from an accredited university?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have at least two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
- Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents
- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
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